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Akron Aeros change team name to RubberDucks

Using a tire-track theme that would seem to make the Rubber City proud, the Akron Aeros announced a name change today, Oct. 29.
The Akron RubberDucks, a Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, have a new website, new color scheme and a cool logo featuring a fierce duck with tire tracks in its black feathers.
The team made the name change official with a tweet late Tuesday morning.

The Canton-Akron Indians moved to Canal Park in downtown Akron in 1997, when the team was rebranded as the Aeros.
Twelve years later, the Aeros put their moniker up for a vote. The Aeros received more than two-thirds of the public's vote in 2009, but another nickname that garnered support then, the Rubber Ducks, was used this time around — only there was no vote, and it's one word with a capital “D.”
“During this rebranding process, we listened to our fans,” RubberDucks owner Ken Babby said in a news release. “It was evident that our fans wanted to honor the history of Akron and the rubber industry while creating a new identity that was fun, exciting and family-friendly, just like our baseball team. We are proud to move forward as the Akron RubberDucks and look forward to creating many amazing memories for our great fans.”
The team says the RubberDucks' colors scheme of “blue flame, racing yellow, fire orange and tire black” is the first of its kind in pro baseball. There will be secondary logos such as a “webbed-foot Akron 'A' and various other tire-tread marks,” according to the team.
A new mascot and new uniforms will be unveiled at a later date.